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English 3-4 Vocab
Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| BESOT | to make silly or stupid (especially with alcohol) |
| BRAZEN | showing no shame; bold; impudent |
| CALAMITY | any extreme misfortune bringing great sorrow or loss; a disaster |
| CALUMNY | slander; a false and malicious statement meant to hurt someone’s reputation |
| CONJECTURE | an inferring or predicting based on incomplete or uncertain evidence; guesswork; to guess |
| DIRGE | a funeral hymn; a slow, sad song (or poem) expressing grief or mourning; |
| IMPRECATION | a curse; invoking evil upon another |
| INFAMY | very bad reputation; notoriety; disgrace; dishonor |
| INSOLENCE | disrespect (especially in speech or manner); rudeness; impudence; impertinence; |
| KNAVE | a dishonest, deceitful person; a tricky rascal or rogue; (originally referred to a servant or boy of humble or lowly status) |
| LAMENT | to feel or express deep sorrow; to feel deep sorrow or express it by weeping or wailing; to grieve; |
| MALIGNANT | very harmful; very dangerous or virulent; having an evil influence; |
| REVERENCE | a feel of deep respect , love or awe for someone or something; veneration; |
| ROGUE | a rascal; a scoundrel; a mischievous person |
| SUPPLIANT | a person who asks humbly, begs or entreats |
| SUPPLICATION | a humble request; a plea or prayer; |
| SURFEIT | too great an amount or supply; overindulgence (especially in food or drink); |
| VEX | to give trouble; to annoy or irritate; to distress or plague |
| VILE | morally based or evil; lowly and repulsive |